House burgled, gold ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh stolen in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Mar 27: A gang of theives broke into a house in a remote area in Malali Narlapadavu here and decamped with gold ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh, police sources said on Saturday.
The house owner Sadashiva Sawant and his wife had gone out when the theft took place during the day.
The crime came to light when they returned home on Friday evening.
The thieves had gained entry into the house from the rear side and broke the bolt of the door with an iron blade.
They broke open the almirahs and took away the gold ornaments, the sources said.
Police suspect that someone familiar with the locality is behind the theft and that more than one person was involved in the crime.
A case was registered and fingerprint experts visited the house.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
